fob

n 1: a pocket in a man's vest to hold a pocket watch [syn: {watch

pocket}]

2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain

3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's

vest [syn: {watch chain}, {watch guard}]

v : pull a fast one, play a trick on somebody; "We tricked the

teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next

week" [syn: {trick}, {fox}]

frob

/frob/ 1. [MIT] The {TMRC} definition was "FROB ◦ a

protruding arm or trunnion"; by metaphoric extension, a "frob"

is any random small thing; an object that you can comfortably

hold in one hand; something you can frob (sense 2). See

{frobnitz}.

2. Abbreviated form of {frobnicate}.

3. [{MUD}] A command on some {MUD}s that changes a player's

experience level (this can be used to make wizards); also, to

request {wizard} privileges on the "professional courtesy"

grounds that one is a wizard elsewhere. The command is

actually "frobnicate" but is universally abbreviated to the

shorter form.

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